Zach Shaw

Zachary Shaw (born December 10, 1990) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Fitchburg State University, a position he has held since 2023. He played college football for Wisconsin Lutheran and played professionally in Europe for the Søllerød Gold Diggers, Elancourt Templiers, Potsdam Royals, and Winterthur Warriors. He also coached for Mesabi Range, Wisconsin Lutheran, Nichols, Hiram, and Elmhurst.

Zachary Shaw
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamFitchburg State
ConferenceMASCAC
Record0–7
Biographical details
Born (1990-12-10) December 10, 1990
Alma materWisconsin Lutheran College (2013)
Nichols College (2020)
Playing career
2009–2012Wisconsin Lutheran
2013Søllerød Gold Diggers
2015Elancourt Templiers
2016–2017Potsdam Royals
2018Winterthur Warriors
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2014Mesabi Range (OC/QB/WR)
2015–2016Wisconsin Lutheran (GA/RB)
2016–2017Potsdam Royals (OC)
2018Winterthur Warriors (co-OC)
2019–2020Nichols (OC)
2021Hiram (OC)
2022Elmhurst (co-OC/QB)
2023–presentFitchburg State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2020Nichols (director of football operations)
Head coaching record
Overall0–7
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
NACC co-Freshman of the Year (2009)

College career

Shaw played college football for Wisconsin Lutheran as a quarterback.[1] With the team he threw for a school-record 6,013 yards and 63 touchdowns. He holds the school's record for touchdowns responsible for with 75. He was named Conference Freshman of the Year in 2009 while also earning honorable mention all-conference honors in 2011.[2]

Statistics
Season Games Passing Rushing
GPRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors
2009 104–38718946.01,1416.0168116.234-137-4.01
2010 106–410626040.81,3065.0171295.327-12-0.42
2011 106–412523154.11,9338.41514133.725-74-0.36
2012 107–311722452.31,6337.31513124.02810.03
Career4023−1443590448.16,0136.76347116.6114-222-1.912

Professional career

Shaw played professionally in Europe. He first signed with the Søllerød Gold Diggers in Denmark. He also played for Elancourt Templiers in France, Potsdam Royals in Germany, and Winterthur Warriors in Switzerland. He also was the offensive coordinator while also being the starting quarterback for Winterthur and Potsdam.

Søllerød Gold Diggers

On April 4, 2013, Shaw signed with Søllerød,[3] where he filled in for injured Casper Reinhardt.[4] He lead the team to the Champions League playoffs where they lost to the Vienna Vikings in the quarter finals.[5][6]

Elancourt Templiers

In 2015, Shaw played for Elancourt after a coaching stint with Mesabi Range.[7]

Potsdam Royals

In 2016, Shaw played for Potsdam.[8] On June 16, 2017, Shaw broke his collarbone.[9] In 2017 the team was promoted from German Football League 2.[10] In two seasons with the team he compiled a 18–4 record as a starter while also passing for over 4,000 yards and 41 touchdowns.[11]

Winterthur Warriors

In 2018, Shaw played for Winterhur.[12][13]

Coaching career

Shaw began his coaching career in 2014 with Mesabi Range College, a National Junior College Athletic Association (NCJAA) school in Virginia, Minnesota, as offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, and wide receivers coach.[14] Shaw returned to his alma mater, Wisconsin Lutheran, in 2015, working as a graduate assistant and running backs coach. While playing professionally, Shaw also coached as an offensive coordinator for two teams he played for in Europe, Potsdam and Winterthur.

In 2019, Shaw joined the football staff at Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts as the team's offensive coordinator and director of football operations.[15] In 2021, Shaw was hired as offensive coordinator at Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio.[16] The following year, he moved on to Elmhurst University in Elmhurst, Illinois as co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.[17]

Fitchburg State

On January 10, 2023, Shaw was hired by Fitchburg State University in Fitchburg, Massachusetts as head football coach.[18][19]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Fitchburg State Falcons (Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2023–present)
2023 Fitchburg State 0–70–5
Fitchburg State: 0–70–5
Total:0–7

References
  1. Press, Cris Greer | The Grand Rapids (2011-09-11). "Hope football team beats Wisconsin Lutheran to end 24-game nonleague losing skid". mlive. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  2. "Zach Shaw - 2012 - Football". Wisconsin Lutheran College Athletics. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  3. Demons, Skrevet af Amager. "Demons gav Gold Diggers kamp til stregen – Under konstruktion" (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  4. "Gold Diggers sign QB Zach Shaw for 2013 season". Søllerød Gold Diggers (in Danish). 4 April 2013. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  5. "Historie". Søllerød Gold Diggers (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  6. "Gold Diggers debut i det fine selskab". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  7. "PREVIEW: France's Elite 2015 – Templiers d'Elancourt". American Football International. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  8. Garby-Holm, David. "Receiver skifter Towers ud med Tyskland". National Ligaen (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  9. "Tucker ersetzt Shaw". football-aktuell (in German). Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  10. "Potsdam Royals - Folge 4 - Abschied nach der Perfect Season - HAUPTSTADT.TV". www.potsdam.tv. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  11. "Zachary Shaw - Football Coach". Nichols College Athletics. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  12. Rundschau, Luzerner. "Verletzung bei den Luzern Lions". Luzerner Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  13. "Football America UK | The British Passing Academy". www.footballamerica.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  14. "Zach Shaw Joins Football Coaching Staff". Elmhurst University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  15. "Shaw accepts position at Hiram". Nichols College Athletics. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  16. "Zach Shaw - Assistant Football Coach - Offensive Coordinator - Football Coaches". Hiram College. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  17. "Head Coach". Fitchburg State. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  18. Barnett, Zach (January 10, 2023). "Fitchburg State hires D3 coordinator as head coach".
  19. "Fitchburg State Names Zachary Shaw Head Football Coach". 2023-01-10. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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